Senior Manager, Advanced Analytics - Tech Enablement

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This role focuses on supporting the prioritization of technology needs and collaborating with business stakeholders to ensure alignment with strategic goals. The Senior Manager will lead the development of Business Requirement Documents (BRDs), manage sprint planning, and assist in evaluating trade-off decisions. They will also coordinate Proof of Concepts (POCs), contribute to implementation planning, and provide analytical and consultative support to functional leadership. The position involves translating business strategies into actionable analytics initiatives, partnering with leadership to identify key customer insights, and assisting in developing testing and validation methodologies. Key responsibilities include analyzing critical data sets, collaborating with cross-functional teams, fostering alignment on data analysis strategies, and maintaining relationships with external partners. Additionally, the role involves mentoring and coaching team members, identifying skill gaps, and promoting a collaborative team culture. Operational leadership includes supporting business strategies, monitoring processes, and championing a customer-centric mindset.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, or related field and 4 years' experience in data analytics or related field OR 6 years' experience in data analytics or related field.

Nice To Haves

Certificate in business analytics, data mining, or statistical analysis
Statistical programming languages (for example, SAS, R)
Masters: Business Administration
Masters: Information Systems
Masters: Statistics

Responsibilities

Support prioritization of technology needs and collaborate with business stakeholders to ensure alignment with strategic goals.
Lead the development of Business Requirement Documents (BRDs), manage sprint planning, and assist in evaluating trade-off decisions.
Coordinate Proof of Concepts (POCs) and contribute to implementation planning.
Provide analytical and consultative support to functional leadership.
Translate business strategies into actionable analytics initiatives that support customer and business objectives.
Partner with leadership to identify key customer insights that inform decision-making.
Assist in developing testing and validation methodologies.
Lead in analyzing critical data sets to support new capabilities, enhance functionality, and address business challenges.
Work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver consultative solutions that meet business needs.
Foster alignment on data analysis strategies and ensure stakeholder engagement.
Maintain and grow relationships with external partners and vendors.
Mentor and coach team members to support their professional growth and build a high-performing analytics team.
Identify skill gaps and support development plans to build future capabilities.
Promote a collaborative and inclusive team culture.
Support the execution of business strategies by aligning analytics initiatives with customer and operational needs.
Monitor and evaluate processes to ensure effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.
Champion a customer-centric mindset and encourage continuous learning and adaptability.

Benefits

Medical coverage
Vision coverage
Dental coverage
401(k)
Stock purchase
Company-paid life insurance
PTO (including sick leave)
Parental leave
Family care leave
Bereavement
Jury duty
Voting
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
Walmart-paid education benefit program (Live Better U) for full-time and part-time associates, covering tuition, books, and fees for programs ranging from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates.